Team

BV Investment Partners’ team is comprised of 12 investment professionals. The senior investment team, the majority of who have worked together for over 16 years, has complementary management, operations, and finance skills, as well as deep industry expertise.

Stuart Brown

Stuart joined the Firm as a Partner in 2016 from MHT Midspan, where he most recently served as Managing Director and head of the Energy Group. Previously, he served in senior positions with Southwest Securities, Inc., Butler Capital Investments, Inc., and Citi Global. He began his career at Stephens, Inc. Stuart is a graduate of The University of the South at Sewanee and received his MBA from Wake Forest University, Babcock Graduate School.

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Maggie Carter

Maggie joined the Firm in 2006. She is responsible for the Firm’s investor relations, marketing and internal operations. Maggie leads the Firm’s co-investment program and Operating Advisory Board and serves on the Operating and Valuation committees. Prior to joining BV Investment Partners, she worked for emusic.com. Maggie earned her B.S. in the Executive Leadership track of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University in 2005.

Andy Davis

Andy joined the Firm in 1996 as an Associate and has more than 27 years of investment banking and principal investing experience. Prior to joining the Firm, he was an Associate in the Media and Telecommunications Group at Lehman Brothers and an Investment Banking Analyst at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. He was a summer Associate in Strategic Planning for the Theme Park Division of Walt Disney Company. Andy earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1989 and M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in 1994. He is on the Board of Directors of the New England Chapter of the Crohns and Colitis Foundation.

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Alex Del Balso

Alex joined BV as an Associate in July 2016. Previously, he was an Analyst at Deutsche Bank in the Global Industrials Group. Alex earned his B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College in 2012. He is on the Board of The Next Gen Initiative of YWLN.

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Justin Garrison

Justin joined the Firm as an Associate in October 2007. Previously, he was an Analyst in the investment banking division of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., and an Analyst at Archstone Consulting. Justin earned his B.A. in Economics from Middlebury College in 2004 and his M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 2012.

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Justin Harrison

Justin joined the Firm in 1999 as an Associate and has more than 21 years of investment banking and principal investing experience. He is a member of the Investment, Valuation, and Operating committees and leads the Firm’s recruiting activities. Previously, Justin was an Analyst and Associate with JP Morgan Securities(formely, Chase Securities, Inc.). Justin earned his B.A. in Economics from Middlebury College in 1995. He is on the Board of the Codman Academy Foundation.

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Jerry Hobbs

Jerry joined the Firm in 2005 as an Operating Partner and has more than 50 years of industry and operating experience. He is the Chairman of the Firm’s Operating Advisory Board. Prior to joining the Firm, Jerry was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VNU, Inc., the world’s leading marketing and media information research company. He also served as Vice Chairman on the Executive Board of VNU, N.V., “the Nielsen Company,” until his retirement in 2003. Previously, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BPI Communications, L.P. and its predecessor, Billboard Publications, Inc. (BV Fund II and III investments) as well as Chairman and Director of American Business Media. Jerry had also served as a Board Member of the Advertising Council, Inc., BNA, Inc. and BPA International, in addition to nine other BV portfolio companies. He started his career with Procter & Gamble, where he served in various capacities from 1966 to 1969. Currently he serves on the Board of Directors of Information Services Group (NASDAQ: III) as Lead Director. He attended New York University and the American Institute of Banking.

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Carolyn Hoglund

Carolyn joined the Firm in 2006. She serves on the Valuation committee. Prior to joining BV Investment Partners, Carolyn was with Investors Bank and Trust in the Alternative Investment Group, International Fund Services in Dublin, Ireland and Dawson-Giammalva Capital Management, Inc. Carolyn earned her B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut in 1995.

Jonathan Holmes

Jonathan joined the Firm in April 2015. Jonathan has more than 15 years of finance and accounting experience. He is a member of the Firm’s Operating and Valuation Committees. Prior to joining BV, he was the Chief Financial Officer at BayNorth Capital, a Boston based real estate investment Firm. Previously he was a Vice President of the Real Estate Opportunity Funds division of The Blackstone Group and an Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. Jonathan earned his BA in Political Science from Colgate University and a MS/MBA from Northeastern University. He is also a member of the Private Equity CFO Association and the Financial Executives Alliance.

Noel Jeon

Noel joined the Firm in 2014 as a Principal. After beginning his career at UBS Investment Bank, Noel spent three years as an Associate at TA Associates. He most recently was a Senior Associate at Hale Capital Partners. Noel earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from New York University in 2005 and a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 2012. He is on the Board of People Making a Difference.

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Matt Kinsey

Matt joined the Firm in 2000 as an Associate and has more than 20 years of investment banking and principal investing experience. Previously, he was an Analyst and Associate with Chase Securities, Inc. Matt earned his B.S. in Finance from Ithaca College in 1996 and M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in 2005.

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Jason Kustka

Jason joined the Firm in June 2017 as a Principal. Previously, he was a Vice President at Fort Point Capital and a Senior Associate at Sverica Capital Management (formerly known as Sverica International). Jason earned his B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University in 2007 and his M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 2015.

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Jessica Li

Jessica joined the Firm in July 2017 as an Associate. Previously, she was an IBD Analyst in the Healthcare group at Barclays. Jessica earned her B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the University of Virginia in 2014.

Vikrant Raina

Vikrant joined the Firm in 1999 as a Director and brings more than 26 years of investment banking, strategic consulting, and principal investment experience to the Firm. He chairs the Firm’s Investment, Operating, and Valuation committees. Vikrant is focused on the Firm’s investment strategy, risk management, and LP relations activities. Previously, he was an Executive Director in the Communications, Media, and Technology Group at Goldman Sachs (Asia), and a Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Vikrant earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 1990 and his M.B.A. in 1994 from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, where he was a Baker Scholar.

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Mike Ricciardelli

Mike joined the Firm in 2017 as a Managing Director-Operating Partner and has been an active member of BV’s Operating Advisory Board since its inception in 2012. He is a seasoned online consumer media & marketing services operating executive and entrepreneur with more than 21 years of experience. Previously, Mr. Ricciardelli was Chief Strategic Development Officer as well as SVP, Business Development & Consumer Marketing at Bankrate, Inc., and a VP of Marketing and Media Sales at Classified Ventures. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder and VP of Strategic Development for Insurance.com, worked in strategy consulting for Fidelity Investments, and was also an Analyst at Salomon Brothers. Mr. Ricciardelli earned his B.A. in Economics from Middlebury College in 1995.

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Susanna Sath

Susanna joined the Firm in 2015. Prior to joining BV Investment Partners, she was a Senior Accountant at The Congress Group, Inc. Susanna earned her B.S. in Corporate Finance and Accounting from Bentley University in 2008.

James Terranova

James joined the Firm in July 2015, as an Associate. Prior to joining BV, he was an Analyst at UBS Investment Bank in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group. James earned his B.S. in Finance and Economics from Boston College in 2013 and completed the General Course at the London School of Economics.

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Scott Veazey

Scott joined the Firm in July 2017 as a Vice President. After beginning his career as an M&A Analyst at Barclays Capital, Scott spent two years as an Associate on the LBO team of H.I.G. Capital. Scott earned his B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Boston College in 2011 and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 2017.

Will Weimar

Will joined the Firm in July 2016, as an Associate. Prior to joining BV, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at Rothschild Inc. Will earned his B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Babson College in 2014.

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Sean Wilder

Sean joined the Firm in August 2009 as an Associate. Previously, he was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications groups at Piper Jaffray & Co. and at Jefferies & Company. Sean earned his B.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2006.